TechBytes: iPad 3G Launch Date

Lost iPhone returned, bookmarking for the Web, teens prefer texting.

ByABC News
September 21, 2010, 10:52 AM

April 21, 2010— -- The next wave of iPads is about to arrive. Apple says a version of the device that can run on cellular networks will be in stores and homes April 30. The 3G-versions of the iPad cost $130 more than the Wi-Fi only models that went on sale earlier this month. The new models can connect to AT&T's mobile data network, with users able to pay for the data plan on a month-by-month basis.

Apple has its missing iPhone prototype back. Technology blog Gizmodo has returned the device after receiving a letter from Apple requesting its property back. The letter certainly seems to be confirmation that the prototype is indeed the real thing. The security breach is rare for the highly secretive company, but Apple was already widely expected to release a new version of the device this summer.

The web is constantly changing and articles are being posted one day and removed the next. A new bookmarking program called iCyte guarantees that you'll always be able to see what you save when you go back to a page, even if the page has been deleted. The Wall Street Journal's Katie Boehret said it's a very useful tool. "I really liked using this because I find myself browsing the web a lot and then I have a lot of things I don't get to finish reading and then I sort of forget where those addresses are and I don't necessarily get time to go back to them," she said. You can read Boehret's full review on the Wall Street Journal's website.

If you know a teenager, then you know teens love texting. They love it more than talking on the phone, e-mailing or any other form of communication. A new study finds it is by far the most common way kids communicate these days. One third of teens now send more than 100 messages a day, or 3,000 a month.